WHAT: Dogs riding buses. More than 100 service animals and their handlers are expected to attend a unique training event on April 5 that will help them get accustomed to navigating the public bus system.

Handlers will work with their therapy and service animals – including Golden Retrievers, Labradors, poodles and more – continually boarding, riding and exiting an Orange County Transportation Authority bus so they can get familiar with large groups of people, loud noises and unfamiliar sights and sounds. Participants also will get access to the Knott’s Berry Farm theme park, where they will encounter the sounds of whizzing rollercoasters, children running toward their favorite rides and plenty of other activity. Continue reading→

ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 28, 2014) Bravery, training and skill are the hallmarks of law enforcement. Whether a human or K9 officer, thousands of hours go into training to protect and serve the community from danger and to keep residents safe.

Last week the Anaheim Police Department was involved in an officer-involved shooting while assisting Orange County Probation officers. On Thursday afternoon, March 20, two probation officers approached three men on a routine probation check. One complied, but two fled and it is believed at least one of them opened fire. The probation officers were not injured, but they immediately called Anaheim Police for help. Continue reading→

Measles Outbreak in Orange CountyMMR Vaccine Highly Recommended

(Santa Ana) – Orange County has twenty-one confirmed cases of measles in 2014, the most reported by any county in California. The Health Care Agency expects that the measles outbreak will continue to spread, and reminds the public that the best way to prevent the measles is by getting vaccinated.

Five of the 21 cases have been children, none of them immunized. Five have been healthcare workers who became ill after exposure to measles cases. The Health Care Agency will take every precaution to prevent outbreaks in health care facilities, schools and daycare facilities. Unimmunized children, school and daycare staff, and healthcare workers who are exposed to the measles will be instructed to stay home for up to 21 days after exposure. Continue reading→

The unnecessary and inciting “opinion” has negated a great deal of work done while Chief Quezada was serving as Interim Chief to improve relationships between devastated communities and police in the face of the 2012 Anaheim Unrest. Continue reading→

*Two co-defendants in this case have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing

SANTA ANA – A man, who was part of the group dubbed the “Market Duo” Bank Robbers by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was sentenced today to six years in state prison for committing robberies in five Orange County banks and leading police on a high speed pursuit. Paul Acosta Jr., 30, Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Feb. 18, 2014, to five felony counts of second degree robbery, one felony count of evading a peace officer while driving recklessly, and sentencing enhancements for prior felony prison convictions for drug possession and theft in 2008 and 2010 in Los Angeles County. Acosta cooperated with law enforcement and testified against his two co-defendants during their jury trial. Continue reading→

“Serving the people of California’s 46th district is a true honor and a privilege. I am grateful every day that the residents of Orange County have elected me to work for them for the past 17 years. Continue reading→

*Co-defendant in this case is also charged with murder and is pending jury trial

SANTA ANA – A third-striker was convicted yesterday of stabbing and murdering a man after being an argument over a ride. Joseph Robert Suess, 38, Anaheim, was convicted by a jury yesterday, March 19, 2014, of one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. The defendant has prior strike convictions for kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted robbery in 1994, and assault with a deadly weapon in 2002.

The Court will hear a bifurcated trial on the defendant’s prior strike convictions May 23, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-40, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Suess faces a maximum sentence of 75 years to life in state prison if convicted of the prior strike offenses. Continue reading→

Orange County NOW is hosting a full-day Girls Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Loara High School, located at 1765 Cerritos Ave, in Anaheim, from 8 am to 3:30 pm.

This event will feature local female professionals who will discuss their career paths, lessons they wished someone would have shared with them when they were your age, and tips for planning your own unique leadership path.

They’ll have breakout sessions so that you can engage in lively discussions with the speakers and other participants. They’ll also have college mentors and counselors on hand to help you figure out your curriculum for high school and review specifics on preparing for college (including financial advisers). Continue reading→